Russia involves military personnel with HIV in combat tasks, intelligence intercept

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RUSSIAS WAR AGAINST UKRAINE 08.10.2026 / author:
Russia involves military personnel with HIV in combat tasks, intelligence intercept

A medical board declared the occupier unfit for service back in February

The Russian command is sending servicemen with confirmed HIV status to the frontline. This is evidenced by an intercepted audio conversation of an occupier from the 1st Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade fighting in the Pokrovsk sector. This was reported by Ukrinform citing Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, according to the portal PromPolitInform.

Military intelligence officers intercepted another conversation of an invader fighting within the 1st Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian army in the Pokrovsk sector. The recorded dialogue concerns the involvement of persons with severe chronic illnesses in assault operations.

The invader has been diagnosed with HIV, which rapidly progresses and causes dangerous complications without necessary medications. Despite medical indications and a February medical board decision declaring him completely unfit for service, the command sent him to perform combat tasks.

The military agency notes that occupation commanders additionally declared such a serviceman a deserter for attempting to avoid participating in assaults. Such facts indicate the systematic degradation of the enemy army’s personnel and the promotion of the spread of dangerous infections within its own ranks.

Representatives of the agency emphasize the inevitability of punishment for every crime committed against our state. Occupiers are offered the only real way to avoid death and further spread of diseases, which is voluntary surrender via a specialized bot.

Photo: Ukrinform

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